Neillsville students hit hard by flu

One in five out of school because of influenza

10:13 PM,
Jan. 10, 2013

Written by

Logan T. Carlson
News-Herald Media

Nearly one in five students in the Neillsville School District is out with the flu, according to district officials.

About 200 students were missing from classes Thursday, something District Administrator John Gaier said he's never seen before.

"I don't know if we've ever had it at this level before, not in the recent past anyway, but there have been times we've had the flu before," Gaier said Thursday. "We're hearing that this strain is awfully hard for people to shake." ...